Tried and sentenced by the Supreme Court of Pakistan for being a part of a series of bomb blasts in Lahore and Faisalabad in the year 1990, Sarabjit Singh died on this day, May 2, in the year 2013. As per the reports he had been attacked by his fellow inmates in the Central Jail, Lahore.A

Tried and sentenced by the Supreme Court of Pakistan for being a part of a series of bomb blasts in Lahore and Faisalabad in the year 1990, Sarabjit Singh died on this day, May 2, in the year 2013. As per the reports he had been attacked by his fellow inmates in the Central Jail, Lahore.

A biographical film on Sarabjit was released on May 20, 2016 in India starring Aishwarya Rai in the role of Singh's sister, Dalbir Kaur, while, Randeep Hooda and Richa Chada played the role of Sarbjit Singh and his wife, Sukhpreet, respectively.

On his 4th death anniversary, here is all you need to know about this farmer who was convicted in Pakistan for the crime he didn't commit:

Sarabjit Singh's village, Bhikhiwind, is located along the Indo-Pakistani border in the Tarn Taran district of Punjab

As per his family and friends, Sarabjit used to work as a farmer on other people's fields. He liked wrestling and taking care of pigeons

Singh was caught on an unmarked Indo-Pakistani border area and was arrested by the Pakistan Rangers near Kasur

The arrest has reportedly been called a case of mistaken identity and that the poor farmer who was drunk had strayed over the border

For a period of nine months, Sarabjit's sister and family couldn't find any clue of his whereabouts until after a year they received a letter from him informing them about his conviction

The letter also stated that he was being convicted as Manjit Singh since he had no identification proof and was given death penalty

He was initially arrested for illegally crossing over the border; but 8 days later, he was charged for the Lahore blasts

In the year 1991, Singh was given the death sentence under Pakistan's Army Act

In 2012, then President Asif Ali Zardari signed a document commuting Singh's death sentence to life in prison which generally lasts for 14 years and Singh had already spent 22 years in jail

After his conviction in 1991, several mercy petitions were filed by Singh's lawyers. The fifth petition contained 100,000 signatures collected from India. None of the mercy petitions were granted

Singh was attacked on April 26, 2013 in the Central Jail Lahore (Kot Lakhpat jail), by other prisoners, with bricks, sharp metal sheets, iron rods and blades

With severe head injuries and broken backbone, Singh died on May 2, 2013, six days after the attack.

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